Pakistan a key partner in counterterrorism operations: FBIon July 13, 2018Washington D.C: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that Pakistan is a key partner in counterterrorism operations. “We work very closely with our Pakistani counterparts”, FBI Deputy Director for International Operations George Piro told a briefing arranged for foreign journalists here at Foreign Press Centers. “Terrorism is the FBI’s number one priority, not only here […]
Pakistan’s enemies are our enemies as well, says Alice Wellson June 22, 2018Washington DC: “The United States considers Pakistan’s enemies as its enemies. The death of TTP chief Mullah Fazalullah in a drone attack speaks volumes about the cooperation between the two countries,” says United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells. In conversation with this correspondent after a meeting of House […]
US human rights report takes aim at ‘abuses’ in 200 stateson April 22, 2018WASHINGTON DC: The 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the State Department has criticised South and Southeast Asian governments for abuses ranging from extrajudicial killings to placing limits on citizens’ rights to free speech. “Some governments are unable to maintain security and meet the basic needs of their people, while others are […]
US signs gigantic arms deal with Saudison May 21, 2017WASHINGTON: The United States signed a gigantic arms deal with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as President Donald Trump reaches the oil-rich country. “In a significant expansion of the more than seven-decade long security relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the President and Secretary Tillerson attended a signing ceremony for almost […]
India holds on to Tier 2 ranking despite monitoring team banon May 20, 2017 WASHINGTON: Despite refusing to allow United States commissioners to visit India to monitor the state of religious freedom, India once again succeeds in managing its credibility at the international level over human rights and religious freedom when US Commission on Religious Freedom released its Annual Report 2017 in Washington DC. US Commission on International […]